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Media and the Transformation of Religion in South Asia
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Media and the Transformation of Religion in South Asia
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This volume explores the effects of the religious transformation taking place in India as sacred symbols assume the shapes of media images. Lifted from their traditional forms and contexts, many religious symbols, beliefs, and practices are increasingly refracted through such media as god posters, comic books, audio recordings, and video programs. The ten original essays here examine the impact on India's traditional social and cultural structures of printed images, audio recordings, film, and video. Contributors: Lawrence A. Babb, Steve Derné, John Stratton Hawley, Stephen R. Inglis, John T. Little, Philip Lutgendorf, Scott L. Marcus, Frances W. Pritchett, Regula Burckhardt Qureshi, H. Daniel Smith, and Susan S. Wadley.
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Table of contents
- Content
- Illustration
- A Note on Transliteration
- 1. Introduction
- Section 1 Printed Images
- Introduction
- 2. Impact of "God Posters" on Hindus and Their Devotional Traditions
- 3. Suitable for Framing: The Work of a Modern Master
- 4. The World of Amar Chitra Katha
- 5. The Saints Subdued: Domestic Virtue and National Integration in Amar Chitra Katha
- Section 2. Audio Recordings
- Introduction
- 6. Recorded Sound and Religious Music: The Case of Qawwäti
- 7. On Cassette Rather Than Live: Religious Music in India Today
- Section 3. Visual Media
- Introduction
- 8. Market Forces at Work: Religious Themes in Commercial Hindi Films
- 9. All in the (Raghu) Family: Α Video Epic in Cultural Context
- 10. Video Vacana: Swadhyaya and Sacred Tapes
- Contributor
- Index